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- The Irrigation Minister blamed the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi administration for neglecting South Telangana's water infrastructure over the last decade.
- Current water shortages in the Krishna basin are exacerbated by El Nino's impact on monsoon rainfall.
- The government claims that changing the source of the Palamuru–Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme from Jurala to Srisailam made the project less efficient and more costly.
- Officials promised to prioritize drinking water and provide transparent information to farmers regarding water availability.
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N. Uttam Kumar Reddy
Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies
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“Our government will manage the present scarcity transparently, accord the highest priority to drinking water and provide farmers with project-wise information about water availability and use every available drop of water”
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…reliably to farmers, he said. The BRS also compromised Telangana’s Krishna water interests by accepting an ad hoc division of only 299 tmc ft for Telangana against 512 tmc ft for Andhra Pradesh, the Minister stated. “ Our government will manage the present scarcity transparently, accord the highest priority to drinking water and provide farmers with project-wise information about water availability and use every available drop of water ,” the Minister reiterated. Published - September 22, 2026 08:50 pm IST…
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